Accolades

The Wallace Prize

The Wallace Prize is Yale University's most prestigious award for undergraduate fiction and nonfiction writing. 

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Suze Kay was awarded second place in May 2017 for her short story 'MEAT.'

Vocal Writing Awards 2023

The Vocal Writing Awards are hosted annually to showcase the year's highest-caliber work published on the platform. In 2023, submissions were placed on a short list by a panel of judges led by Erica Wagner, and finalists were selected via community voting. 

Suze Kay was awarded first place in the Science Fiction category for her short story 'The Little Coffee Shoppe at the End of the World.' 

She was shortlisted in the Horror category for her short story 'Palm Springs.' 

Vocal Media Challenges

Kay's writing has been recognized multiple times by the Vocal Curation Team.

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• First place in the Sensational Challenge for her poem 'Yellow Wood'

• First place in the Nourished Challenge for her recipe 'A cookie to change your career, bag you a spouse, and make your world better.' 

• Second place in the Dancing with Distraction Challenge for her poem 'Through the Window, 2:30 PM'

• Second place in the Snacktime Sonata Challenge for her poem 'Shirley Temple'

• Runner-up in the Broken Mirror Challenge for her short story 'The Trick'

• Runner-up in the Unspoken Challenge for her short story 'Knocking'

• Runner-up in the Travel Snaps Challenge for her CNF piece 'a yung pilgrim in London'

• Runner-up in the #200 Challenge for her CNF piece 'In Progress'